Bosnia and Herzegovina vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bosnia and Herzegovina China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$788
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1847
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$351
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$696
$755
💸 GDP per capita
$8957
$13303
😃 Human freedom index
7.15
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
43
🌐 English speaking %
16%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
64
90
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
3.16M
1.41B

The average cost of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($788) is 23% more expensive than in China ($639). Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 130th vs 158th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to 1.2 months in China. Ranked 77th and 84th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs China

We calculate prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina and China as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 544 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bosnia and Herzegovina China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$1.68
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$366
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2437
$4169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2400
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$4.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.5
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.05
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.3
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3192
$15860

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In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$932
276K
Banja Luka
$920
185K
Bijeljina
$734
115K
Zenica
$618
111K
Mostar
$760
105K
Tuzla
$707
111K
Bihac
$665
56.3K
Prijedor
$685
89.4K
Doboj
$669
68.5K
Sanski Most
$617
16.9K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$561
32.1M
Shanghai
$1128
24.9M
Chengdu
$635
20.9M
Shenzhen
$878
17.5M
Guangzhou
$758
18.7M
Beijing
$1029
21.9M
Suzhou
$771
12.7M
Tianjin
$646
13.9M
Wuhan
$639
12.3M
Baoding
$456
11.5M
Xi'an
$580
13M
Hangzhou
$826
11.9M
Nanjing
$753
9.31M
Hong Kong
$2718
7.41M
Qingdao
$626
10.1M
Changsha
$592
10M
Hefei
$643
9.37M
Harbin
$655
10M
Wuxi
$679
7.46M
Xuzhou
$499
9.08M
Dongguan
$662
10.5M
Quanzhou
$621
8.78M
Changchun
$557
9.07M
Linyi
$546
11M
Wenzhou
$753
9.57M
Nantong
$547
7.73M
Yantai
$697
7.1M
Jinan
$573
9.2M
Zhengzhou
$504
12.6M
Foshan
$589
9.5M